Email Hosting

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E-mail hosting services are Internet based hosting services for e-mail servers. The e-mail packages are usually premium services for a fee instead of advertising supported free e-mail or webmail. This type of service caters to small and mid size businesses who have high e-mail demands and that need custom configurations with large account numbers. The providers also uses the customers own domain name and includes any needed e-mail authentication scheme the domain owner requires.

E-mail hosting services are usually hosted on dedicated platforms. Each host provides different technology and options that fit the needs of the users. Most providers offer the standard POP3 format or open source webmail based application similar to Horde or Squirrelamil. Webhosting providers usually offer some form of basic e-mail.